Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-05-05

Her only plea when she was broueh
face to face with her own accusation
was
Il should mt have done it, had
not been for that red headed fellow.
A farmer residing in Bristol, Ontar
10 Co., N. Y. is somnsmbulist. On,
day he lost an iron tooth from III.
harrow with which he was putting il
his wheat crop. He hunted an hour
to find it. but was unsuccessful.
During the ensuing night, he aros,
from his bed. partially dressed him.
self, and started out. The night wa.
very dark. One of his boys followed
him, with lantern. He kept up a
running talk with himself about tie
drag tooth.
lie walked in a stright line to II Q
held where he had been laboring, per-
haps quarter Of mile from his resi-
dence. Arriving at certain point,
ne stopped short, kicked away some
earth, and brought forth the missing
tooth! Then. turning square round,
ne proceeded directly to his home.
Arriving at the door, he performed
the feat of lifting the heavy stone step,
which required the combined strength
of himself and another man to raise
the next morning. He threw the iron
under the step, let down the stone
easily, saying. There you are, and
can't get away again :" and then cool
ly and apparently without the least
excitement, retired to his chamber.
disrobed himself, and went to bed.
He was entirely unconscious, the
next morning of what he had been
doing. Now, the question is, what
peculiar power enabled the man to
perform this wonderful feat? 1t
would seem little less than a miracle,
but Of its truth as related, there is no
doubt.
A curious freak of a somnambulist is
reported of a girl, seventeen years of
age, residing at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
She got up out Of her sleep, and walk
ed through Hamilton Street to Main,
went down Main on the north side.
sill, where an officer found her half
an hour before she was found at the
river. He thought nothing of it at
the time, supposing it was some one
who had been sccidently locked out,
and was waiting to be let in. 1t
could not have been long after that
when she started for the river, and
unconsciously walked off the dock.
She says that as soon as she struck
the water, she came to her senses, and
padded as well as she could with her
hands, keeping ahoat enough to reach
the steps at the dock, when she climb
ell to terra frn,a.
A queer case of somnambulism ac-
Cured not long since at johnson &
Co. 8 organ factory, IN West6eld, Mass.
One of the workmem, being instructed
in the evening to carry into the shop
next morning quantity of the wood
lying outside. was surprised, when
the time came, at finding it all carried
in, and carefully piled. The watch
man states that during the night the
man came. did the work according to
his instructions, stepping carefully
over the organ pipes, and SO forth. on
the floor. The watchman spoke to
him several times, but received no
answer, and as soon as the job was
finished the somnambu!ist went home.
The night worker noticed feeling
of lassitude the next morning, and
was unable to work the next day.
Gentle treatment is always best for
those who are nsrvously disordered
in any degree, as sleep-walkers are.
They are only little "out." and
should be watched and allowed to
come to themselves" but never
should be driven.
Never wake sleep-walker if it can
possibly be avoided. In a certain
family. residing in Chicago. the child.
rem, while young, were all addicted
to sleep-wslking. One of the younger
branches, girl Of fifteen. on one oc'
casion rose from her bed, and, walking
downstairs, entered the drawing-room
where were assembled few guests.
Fortunately, the girls habit wa
known to most of the company, who
instead of evincing horror of the un
wonted visitor, treated the matter il
a philOsophic light, and even main
tanned their usual conversation as th
girl's father took her hand, and leC
her quietly upstairs to bed.
Had the somnambulist been rudelv
awakened, the consequences Nigh
have been serious; and the calm de
msanor of the spectators and iudiciou